Double Pelican BIF image.........

MarkjayMarkjay Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
edited April 20, 2005 in Wildlife
If you have never seen this shot of mine before, these are two pelicans simultaneously "hitting" the water looking for dinner. Well, actually one guy hit the water a second later than the other... notice his pouch tip just touching the water as the other was halfway in.

I guess you could call this: Dinner For Two? :-)

Sorry for the poorly downsized sample, I'm just a little too lazy tonight to dig for my "good sample" image.

I will tell you, that of the thousands of pelican images I've taken, I have never been able to repeat this "double dinner" shot.

Enjoy,
Markjay

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Markjay
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Canon 20D - no more film!

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2005
    Big show-off. :): I've always liked that shot and hated the fact that i didn't take it.
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2005
    Ditto what Harry Said!
    Harryb wrote:
    Big show-off. :): I've always liked that shot and hated the fact that i didn't take it.

    Me too... great shot. Your only saving grace here is that you say you haven't been able to repeat it
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited April 19, 2005
    15524779-Ti.gif with Dee and Harry. I was really getting ready to dislike you til you said it was a one-time shot rolleyes1.gif I've got hundreds of pelicans too. Maybe 20 caught while diving. But, zero pairs diving rolleyes1.gif


    Seriously, a really unique capture Mark thumb.gifthumb.gif I've always said, it's better to be lucky than good. You're both :D

    Thanks for resurrecting this one clap.gif

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  • MarkjayMarkjay Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2005
    Well, it's the truth.... I have not been able to even come close to repeating it!!
    Wish I could, 'cause then I'd be "showing off" (as Harry said) two of 'em

    he he

    Markjay
    Dee wrote:
    Me too... great shot. Your only saving grace here is that you say you haven't been able to repeat it
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    Markjay
    Canon AE1 - it was my first "real camera"
    Canon 20D - no more film!
  • MarkjayMarkjay Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2005
    Steve, Steve, Steve.......
    I said thousands :):
    I've got hundreds of pelicans too. Maybe 20 caught while diving.

    Thanx for your comments, Steve


    Seriously, a really unique capture Mark thumb.gifthumb.gif I've always said, it's better to be lucky than good. You're both :D

    Thanks for resurrecting this one clap.gif

    Steve[/QUOTE]
    Markjay
    Canon AE1 - it was my first "real camera"
    Canon 20D - no more film!
  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2005
    mark,
    Great Shot!thumb.gif Somebody explained to me that when you see them dive bombing close together they are spearing the same large fish...teamwork!

    I had forgotten about this triple header I captured last year. I had my 717 timing down...the new cam is so much faster, and I need more time to get the feel of it.
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